Tuesday, May 31, 2011

T - ABC Wednesday

T is for Tiny Toadstool...less than Two inches Tall

If only one could tell true love from false love,
 as one can tell mushrooms from toadstools.
Katherine Mansfield
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Teeny Baby Mouse

Macro Monday/My World Tuesday/Camera Critters
Hubber's found this little sweetie in the grass before he set about mowing the lawn. Not including tail length, this baby deer mouse is just over 1-1/2 inch long.

Newly out of the nest, he is not yet fearful of humans, so I picked him up and put him in a container, until the lawn had been mown.

When it was safe, I let him go, back near where he was found.
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The deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), is grayish to light brown on top, with a white belly. It has large ears and a furry tail and has eyes that appear to “bug out.” The deer mouse is named for its colouration, which may resemble that of a white-tailed deer. The typical city-dwelling house mouse, is usually entirely grey or light brown (no white on the belly).


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Friday, May 27, 2011

Expended - Black and White Weekend

There's something strange and powerful about black-and-white imagery
Stefan Kanfer
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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Rosa - SkyWatch Friday

Those playful fancies of the mighty sky
  ~Albert Smith
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

An Evening Swim - Watery Wednesday

I have begun to think of life as a series of ripples
widening out from an original center
Seamus Heaney

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Flowers Of Hope - Carnations

Macro Monday, Mellow Yellow Monday, Today's Flowers, My World Tuesday
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May is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness month in Canada. Every year the MS Carnation Campaign takes place in May to help raise funds and increase awareness. Carnations are sold on street corners, malls and other public spaces. The carnation is Canada's oldest and most recognized symbol of hope in the quest to end multiple sclerosis.

World wide, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects about 2.5 million people. Canadians have one of the highest rates of MS in the world. I am one of those Canadians. MS lasts a lifetime.There is no cure.

Over $45 million has been raised through the MS Carnation Campaign since its inception. Funds raised support MS research and services. $45 million worth of flowers is equal to 9 million bouquets of flowers or 27 million individual stems.


Friday, May 20, 2011

Merfy - Black and White Weekend

My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.
  ~Edith Wharton

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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Double The Pleasure - SkyWatch Friday - Weekend Reflections

With all the Blogger problems last friday, this post was lost,
 so I am putting it up again for this weekend.
Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Rain - Watery Wednesday

Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet...
Roger Miller
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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Tiny Toadstool - Macro Monday

Don't let the photo fool you. This little guy is just under 2 inches (5 cm) high.

 I've never trusted toadstools, but I suppose some must have their good points
Cheshire Cat, Alice In Wonderland
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Friday, May 13, 2011

Bubble Head - Weekend Reflections

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What do you see reflected in that bubble?

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The Walkway - Black and White Weekend

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone
Goethe
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Pond


If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water
Loran Eisley
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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Just Dandy - Macro/Mellow Yellow Monday

The radiant dandelion, shining in the grass, like a spark dropped from the sun
Henry Ward Beecher
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Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Promise Kept - SkyWatch Friday

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn
Hal Borland
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Bubbling Brook - Watery Wednesday

All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
Toni Mar
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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Maple Bud Blossoms - Macro Monday

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
 was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin
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